Carol & Matt's Wedding Story
We’d been engaged for nearly five years and viewed a handful of venues but they never seemed quite right. Then COVID struck and the world of weddings seemed to change. COVID weddings showed us that (although disappointing for many couples who had dreamed of bigger celebrations) small weddings can be just as wonderful. This is when we realised that it was the huge venues that were putting us off so we started scouring the internet for venues which hosted intimate weddings. We came across the Montagu Arms and, with it being so close to where I grew up and spent many happy days out as a child, we decided to book a visit. We visited in early summer and the hotel was simply beautiful. It was so calm and tranquil, it felt like a little piece of heaven! After a look around and a great chat with Clara we were certain this was the perfect place for us to get married. After our menu tasting, we opted for a choice of two starters, mains and desserts for our guests to pre order. They had the choice of ham hock or fish cakes to start, pork or beef for main course and lemon tartlet or chocolate delice for dessert. The food was delicious! We used the hotel’s recommended suppliers for both our photographer and cake and we’re so pleased we did! We cannot recommend both Az at Lemontree Photography and Sarah at Sarah Louise Cakes enough! Sarah was fantastic from our first enquiry right through to the delivery of our cake on the day. We choose three different flavours and every one was delicious! The cake was beautifully decorated, and just as we’d imagined. Plan a wedding that is exactly what you and your partner want. Don’t get trapped in to doing things, just because you think you should. Your wedding can look however you want it to look. Small weddings can be perfectly formed. We are so glad we opted for a small, intimate wedding and it ended up being exactly what we wanted. We only wish we could do it all over again!
